How does a convector heater work?

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Inside an electric convector heater there is a large heating element similar to - but bigger than - one of the elements inside a bread toaster.

When the electricity is switched on the element gets hot and heats up the air that is all around it.

Because hot air is lighter than cold air, the hot air rises up and comes out, into the room, through the grilles at the top of the heater. Cold air from the room moves in through the grilles at the bottom of the heater to take the place of the hot air, and this process continues for as long as the heater is switched on.

Any movement of air in that way - cold air taking the place of hot air moving up - is called "convection", which is why the appliance is called a convection heater.

Electric fan heaters work in a different way: they have a powerful electric fan inside, which sucks in cold air from the room. The fan then blows the air through an electrically heated element and that hot air then comes out of the fan heater into the room.

A heat exchange device that uses the heat in steam, hot water, or an electric resistance element to warm the air in a room; often called inaccurately, a radiator. Essentially,… it's a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection. And, just as an interesting side fact, in Roman mythology, the god Convector oversaw the bringing in of the crops from the fields.

If there is no fan to pull the air in, fresh air must come into a convector heater from below. It is drawn in because the air heated by the heating element is warmer and there…fore lighter than the colder air below it. So the warmer air rises to leave the convector heater from the top.

If there is no thermostat, it makes no difference. IE 1kw=1kw!\n.
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This happens because the heating wires heat up the air around them.This air is less denser than the surrounding, and so it rises upthrough the top of the heater. If the pape…r decorations are above the heater, they willdefinitely flutter because the air is coming through the top.

A convection heater works on the principle of air convectioncurrents circulating through its body and across its heatingelement. Heating element heats up the air, causing it t…o increasein volume and become buoyant. A convection heater can have anelectrical heater element, a hot water coil, or a steam coil.

If your talking about your blower motor only working on high its usually your blower motor resistor that has stopped working properly. (The blower motor resistor is an electri…cal component which limits the flow of electricity to your blower motor, allowing it to spin/blow at different speeds). It is easy to replace on some vehicles that have easy access to them because all you have to undo is usually two screws/bolts and one wiring connector.

first check your fuses, switches, wires. you should find the problem with lights checking these. Now for the heater you still want to check the fuses, switches and wires. Be s…ure the heater hoses are connected. I recently saw a used car that the heater core was bypassed. is there any heat at all? are the vents blocked (I had this problem with leaves from sitting for a long time before I bought my jeep). there is a cable that runs from the dash to the heater core housing. This opens and closes a door that allows heat in, is the cable connected and working? There is a rheostat on the outside of the housing check the wires and condition. if there is obvious corrosion or damage replace this. if you have some heat but not much it could be the fan it is located in the engine compartment on the passenger side. if you need more help resubmit your question with the make model and year and what you have tried and I will try to help from there. good luck

Yes, the total amperage load of a 2000 watt heater at 240 volts is 8.3 amps. Keep in mind that the wire feeding the heater must be a #10 because the breaker is rated at 25 amp…s. A wire's ampacity rating can be larger that the breaker amperage rating but never smaller. Example, a #14 rated at 15 amps or a #12 rated at 20 amps can not be connected to a 25 amp breaker. The 25 amp breaker does not trip until it reaches 25 amps well over the allowable amperage of the #14 amd #12 wire. This is why a #10 wire must be used as its rating is 30 amps.